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    Category: Inspiration

    How Artists Get Heard Above The Noise

    Most artists live extraordinary lives. “Extraordinary” in the sense that they’re outside the norm, the ‘ordinary’ of what other people do. In fact, many artists…

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    Crista Cloutier April 20, 2021

    It Takes A Village

    As this extraordinary year draws to a close, every artist I know is looking forward in hopes that 2021 will bring happier surprises than 2020.…

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    Crista Cloutier December 28, 2020
    Working Artist Woman with Brush

    What Did Your Family Think?

    Was ‘creativity’ a bad word in your family when you were growing up? Or was it a badge of honor? What did you do with…

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    Crista Cloutier September 20, 2017
    price tag that says I want to play guitar really well

    The Artist Who Gave Away His Dream

    “I used to have a band,” he told me. He’d played lead guitar and sang. It was the 80’s and he worked hard, toured the…

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    Crista Cloutier May 24, 2017

    Can You Hear Me Now?

    When I worked in the art business I talked on the telephone constantly.  So much for the glamorous life, who knew that cauliflower ear was…

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    Crista Cloutier May 24, 2017
    Portrait of Crista Cloutier

    Do You Hear That? It’s Life Asking You A Question.

    What do you want to do when you grow up? Do you think we ever stop asking ourselves that question? It seems to be one…

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    Crista Cloutier May 24, 2017

    So You’re An Artist. Now What?

    So you’ve taken the jump and chosen to be an artist. Now what? Where’s the fabulous gallery opening in New York City? Where are the…

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    Crista Cloutier May 19, 2017
    Hand drawn map for Crista Cloutier

    Have You Ever Felt Lost?

    It’s been nearly 20 years since I first spent time in France. Nearly 20 years since I met a beautifully talented artist from Hawaii named…

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    Crista Cloutier May 19, 2017

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